Breast Feeding in Public (street, invention, strange, story)

[plaidmom]

Yeah! Breastfeeding is so un-natural and obscene. I mean if the Good Lord intended for women to breast feed he woulda....

Oh. Wait. Nevermind.

[roadkill]

Originally Posted by lookingfortheperfectplace

I choose to breastfed my son in my car or a nice bathroom for mine and his privacy. I think it is courteous to be discreet about it. If it was illegal to breastfeed in public, you can kiss my ass. I will feed him where I want. The boobs were made for food not to look at!!

I support public nursing, but only if a women is using a bottle with a nipple attached to it like any women with class, decency and sophistications would nurse her child if its in public, but im strongly against breastfeeding in public with open breast being shown. To me thats a filthy habit, its indecent exposure and it makes the child looklike a discrace being that he or she is exposed in front of everyone eating from sexual private parts and it makes the mother look discraceful too for exposing her boobs and not staying coveredup like a decent civilized human being should

[CandyApple]

If boobs aren't for breastfeeding, what ARE they for? Decoration? Men to grope? Making braless jogging/dancing uncomfortable?
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breastfeeding is a natural thing, however we shouldn't all be privvy to someone's nakedness (especially when others who have kids that ask questions that you might not be ready to answer).

Huh? What's not to answer? "It's a boob. The baby is drinking milk from the boob, just like a baby cow drinks milk from a momma cow's teet."
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Well, I thought it was weird when a mom was talking about how she breastfeeds her toddler ("Doesn't he bite???"), but then I had a kid and now I do the same thing. My kid is almost two. She still drinks boobie milk- in public, too. I have no plans on stopping anytime soon. When she's sick, that's pretty much the only thing she's willing to eat, anyway.

As far as covering up- hell no. Why the heck should my child be ashamed/embarressed about eating? Should I go up to adults who are eating and tell them to cover their heads because the sight of it offends me? I DO get pretty PO'd when everyone is having a delicious meal except for me because I'm allergic to what they're having, and haven't brought anything because I was assured there'd be something I could eat. But I hold my toungue. And then they have the audacity to come up to me and say I should cover myself up when my child is breastfeeding?! ARG!

And no, I'm not an exhibitionist. I won't even change my clothes in the lady's locker room unless I'm in a stall. But after popping out a tit three thousand times a day for nearly two years you JUST... DON'T... CARE. If a person has never/hardly seen it before, of course it's weird. It's just something one has to get used to seeing. If someone is uncomfortable, they can look away. Or put a blanket over their own head. I will not hide my baby nor will I be embarrassed that some of her lunch is showing.

[CandyApple]

Uhh... roadkill... are you being facetious or is that your actual opinion? I could've sworn you were joking, but then the joke would have been going on a bit long... Could you clarify?

[Winnie1123]

I was at a 4th of July parade when a lady whipped it out and if the child wasnt suckling he was eating pretzels. I am thinking as a woman, that once the teeth are in they could probably drink out of a cup. Which is the natural progression.

Lets be discreet, and respect the rest of us that need to sit with you on that airplane.

[roadkill]

Originally Posted by CandyApple

If boobs aren't for breastfeeding, what ARE they for? Decoration? Men to grope? Making braless jogging/dancing uncomfortable?
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Huh? What's not to answer? "It's a boob. The baby is drinking milk from the boob, just like a baby cow drinks milk from a momma cow's teet."
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Well, I thought it was weird when a mom was talking about how she breastfeeds her toddler ("Doesn't he bite???"), but then I had a kid and now I do the same thing. My kid is almost two. She still drinks boobie milk- in public, too. I have no plans on stopping anytime soon. When she's sick, that's pretty much the only thing she's willing to eat, anyway.

As far as covering up- hell no. Why the heck should my child be ashamed/embarressed about eating? Should I go up to adults who are eating and tell them to cover their heads because the sight of it offends me? I DO get pretty PO'd when everyone is having a delicious meal except for me because I'm allergic to what they're having, and haven't brought anything because I was assured there'd be something I could eat. But I hold my toungue. And then they have the audacity to come up to me and say I should cover myself up when my child is breastfeeding?! ARG!

And no, I'm not an exhibitionist. I won't even change my clothes in the lady's locker room unless I'm in a stall. But after popping out a tit three thousand times a day for nearly two years you JUST... DON'T... CARE. If a person has never/hardly seen it before, of course it's weird. It's just something one has to get used to seeing. If someone is uncomfortable, they can look away. Or put a blanket over their own head. I will not hide my baby nor will I be embarrassed that some of her lunch is showing.

Ummm just to let you know candyapple ok!!!...a newborn baby being breastfed is not the same as a older child-older adult who eats because a newborn child is not eating like how a civilized person would eat like with a silverware, eating from plate and having a napkin on there table. You cannot put a newborn baby child who is being breastfed in the same context as a grown adult who eats with a silverware and eating from a plate because those two are nothing at all alike ok!!!. When we go into a upscale, classy restaurant, we are eating whats on the menue ok!!, we are eating with a silverware and from a plate, not from sexual, lewed explicit private parts candyapple ok!!!. A newborn baby should not have the same exact equal rights as a older child-older adult going into a upscale restaurant, because a baby isnt eating whats on the menue, a baby isnt eating with utensils, a baby isnt learning the proper etiquette and concept of manners and class yet. To allow newborn breastfed babys into upscale restaurants would be like if a customer with no class and manners came into a upscale public restaurant and started slopping up his food off of his plate like a dog would do when he is eating and not using a silverware while its causing a disturbance to other customers who are eating with a silverware --hypothedically speaking--. Just to let you know about this whole public breastfeeding issue candyapple is that this isnt about breastfeeding or eating, this is about public indecent exposure that needs to be stoped, because Moderator cut: offensive, how long will it be till society condones public urination. How long will it be till we endup losing civilization, losing the whole concept of manners, politeness and losing values to America, America was broughtup on good christian values, we as a civilized society in america cannot lose those values of being civilized or this country can be a melting pot of being like Canada that has no values being that Canada is a free society

[ColdCanadian]

Originally Posted by roadkill

How long will it be till we endup losing civilization, losing the whole concept of manners, politeness and losing values to America, America was broughtup on good christian values, we as a civilized society in america cannot lose those values of being civilized or this country can be a melting pot of being like Canada that has no values being that Canada is a free society

Being from Canada I feel compelled to stick up for it. (however irrelevant )

True, we may be lax in many areas lately, but here it's still illegal to even have possesion of photos, video etc. with children "depicting adult scenerios" and I've seen many tv news stories of Canadians going to prison for it. I think I heard of some Canadians getting material from American sources where this is protected by an amendment regarding freedom of speech and/or expression.

Yes, betting on pro-sports is legal here and you can even do it in most convienience stores, but I'm proud Canada's remained firm and, if you will, intolerant on this point.

[theqbaby]

How would you react if...... say a pregnant woman walking thru .. say Home Depot went into labor and had no time to get to the hospital or bahtroom. Would that also be considered indecent exposure?????
It seems people want to turn an act of nature into an sexually lewd explotation!
And yes relieveing yourself is an act of nature, but we have evolved since than.

[momof2dfw]

Originally Posted by Nea1

YES YES man boobs!!! I wear a D and I have seen some bigger than mine flopping around!!! Felt like going to Victoria Secret and getting them one!!

Victoria's Secret, those men need the old Playtex 18 hour bras of yesteryears. You know the ones that were built like bowling ball carriers.

[ColdCanadian]

Originally Posted by momof2dfw

BTW, when can we make it a law that men that appear to need bras must wear a shirt at all times? To me that is more repulsive than seeing a ladies breast even if it is not being used as God intended it to be, feeding an infant that is.

LOL! Remember the guy playing basketball in "Along Came Polly"?

Last time I heard, it's illegal in NC for anyone to be topless in public, but for guys it's okay on a beach.